Patent SG-11201805140V-A (SG)
Title: Systems and methods for a thermal cycler heated cover
Inventor: Tan Zeqi
IPC: G01N35/02
Filed: 2016-12-21
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization MD 1111101110101011111 HO 11111011101 01110 11111111 0011111110111011# International Bureau ... .1 j ..... ..,,/ (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/112836 Al 29 June 2017(29.06.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every BOIL 7/00 (2006.01) G01N 35/02 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, PCT/US2016/068154 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, 21 December 2016 (21.12.2016) KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (25) Filing Language: English NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (26) Publication Language: English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (30) Priority Data: ZA, ZM, ZW. 62/270,695 22 December 2015 (22.12.2015) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, [US/US]; IP Legal Department, 5823 Newton Drive, Carls- GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, bad, California 92008 (US). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (72) Inventors: TAN, Zeqi; c/o Life Technologies Holdings TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, PTE Limited, Block 33, #07-06, 739256 Singapore (SG). DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LOH, Wuh Ken; c/o Life Technologies Holdings PTE LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, Limited, Block 33, #07-06, 739256 Singapore (SG). LEE, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, Siew Yin; c/o Life Technologies Holdings PTE Limited, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Block 33, #07-06, 739256 Singapore (SG). BOO, Kuan Declarations under Rule 4.17: Moon (Bernard); c/o Life Technologies Holdings PTE — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Limited, Block 33, #07-06, 739256 Singapore (SG). (74) Agent: YEE, Steven; c/o Life Technologies Corporation, Published: IP Legal Department, 5823 Newton Drive, Carlsbad, Cali- — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) fornia 92008 (US). (54) Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS 58 %It ' s, . 1-1 .. GO ei 1-1 1-1 --.... (57) : A thermal cycler system IN block configured to receive the sample 1-1 C position to a closed position, a heated ei sample block from a raised position rim.) sample holder is received by the sample ward the sample block from a first position, tion, to a second position, wherein the cover lid FOR A THERMAL CYCLER HEATED COVER -45. v ,,..\". , for use holder, cover to a first block, -,..-.. wherein so with a sample holder configured a cover lid operatively lowered and a drive the is in the --,-...,-,•-f-' 64a d 50 coupled position, cover closed position. Ida 100 .-- 44# . 886 configured to move to the cover in which the assembly including lid is in the open ,.' -... , ki 1 64,5,. .,' to in lid heated a motion guide configured to move in a direction to - position .. 6 ,::.:.• .•,.. '\"--- IA c.). - 56 FIG. 5A receive a plurality of samples includes a sample a direction toward the sample block from an open and configured to move in a direction toward the cover contacts the sample holder when the and the heated cover is in the raised posi-